The Development of Brief Measures of Teacher Well-Being: Emotional Exhaustion, Workload, Administrative Support, and Colleague Support

Teacher well-being is a critical factor influencing educator retention and student outcomes, yet existing measures often fail to capture the nuanced dimensions of this construct. This study addresses this gap by developing and validating four new scales to support teacher well-being: Emotional Exhaustion, Workload, Administrative Support, and Colleague Support. The scales were developed to address the necessity for enhanced instruments to gauge teacher well-being, especially given the heightened demands and stress experienced by teachers. Drawing on previous research and incorporating direct input from practicing teachers, we crafted items that underwent multiple rounds of pilot testing. Psychometric analyses demonstrated strong reliability and validity across diverse samples, highlighting the utility of these scales in identifying specific areas of strength and need within school contexts. These tools offer researchers and practitioners actionable measures to better understand and support the well-being of educators, with implications for professional development, policy, and organizational change.